Chapter 104: System Change and Indestructible Body Refinement Technique

Yu Liang slipped into the cave without a second glance at the entrance. The familiar seen came into view. He walked straight to center and sat down cross legged, resting his hands on his knees.

At first, he was in a fairly good mood, but as he went through the mission notices, a faint worry began to linger in the back of his mind.

The Passion Sect mess was no longer contained. Missions in red ink filled half the board back at the sect hall. Righteous sects were pushing deeper while the demonic scouts were getting bolder and the whole border region felt like it was just one bad rumor away from open war. Now the fire was spreading and if it reached to the point where outer disciples like him started getting mandatory deployment orders, then it’s going to be little troublesome.

He need to move even faster now.

If the Cloudwater Sect’s elders decided that the Passion Sect needs to be completely eliminated then a war will definitely take place then in full sect wide mobilization, outer disciples like him would be pulled into the meat grinder whether they liked it or not.

Yu Liang let out a slow breath.

"My talent really is trash," he muttered, the word came out half sigh, half self mockery. Average spiritual root, nothing special about his meridians. If he had to rely on his natural aptitude alone, he’d probably still be stuck in the Outer Sect, struggling to make progress and hoping some bored inner disciple or instructor would spare him a little guidance.

Then a small, crooked smile tugged at his mouth.

"Doesn’t matter."

If he kept spending like he had been.

One day, he would buy the talent he needed. Until then, he would keep feeding himself resources and growing stronger.

He decided then to his split focus. A good cultivation method to push his realm forward and body cultivation to make sure his body also doesn’t stay behind. But he wasn’t going to waste months meditating on vague insights or grinding slow techniques. He wanted methods that ate resources like a starving beast and spat out strength in weeks instead of years.

He thought, ’But searching for such techniques through all those resources is such a hassle. Sigh... it would be so much easier if everything were already organized like it was in the Mystic Pavilion.’

Yu Liang summoned the system interface with a thought. The panel appeared cleanly in his vision but now it was changed.

[ Ultimate Cashback System ]

Profile — Displays the Host’s talents, cultivation, physique and other personal information.

Inventory — Stores pills, treasures, weapons and other items.

Resources — Shows Host’s available spiritual stones, materials, and other resources.

Techniques — Lists cultivation methods, martial techniques and secret arts.

[ System Notice: The Host does not need to open this section every time. The Host can simply think of the desired option, such as "Techniques," "Resources," or "Profile," to access it directly. The Host may also search for specific items or perform available operations through thought alone ]

Yu Liang’s eyes lit up when he saw the notice. He had always assumed he needed to open storage and select manually like he always did but this was much more convenient than he had expected. He wouldn’t have to keep opening menus or searching through countless options anymore. He could simply think about what he wanted and the system would bring it up.

He couldn’t help but smile in surprise. ’This system really keeps coming up with more and more surprises.’

He then opened the Techniques section, and several options appeared in front of him.

Body Refinement

Martial Techniques

Movement Techniques

Sword Techniques

Soul Techniques

Defensive Techniques

Secret Techniques

Formation Techniques

Alchemy Techniques

Artifact Refinement

Auxiliary Techniques

Incomplete Techniques

Seeing this, he was once again shocked. ’So just because I thought about it, the system arranged everything for me? Then... doesn’t that mean all my previous worrying was unnecessary?’

With that thought he once again selected the Resources option.

He almost laughed when he saw how neatly everything was organized. Every single pill bottle, herb bundle, and other various things he’d bought from Mei Hua’s shop had been automatically sorted. ’Convenient... This is way more convenient than I expected.’

Yu Liang couldn’t help but keep trying out the new options. He clicked through one after another, checking what each one could do. For a while, he was completely absorbed in it, looking like a kid who had just gotten a new toy and couldn’t stop playing with it.

After playing around with the new options for a while, Yu Liang finally calmed himself down. He selected Techniques, then chose Body Refinement Techniques.

Techniques → Body Refinement Manuals.

He didn’t need the Qi Condensation techniques anymore. He had already practiced more than enough techniques of this level, so he quickly moved past them and tapped on the Tier 2 section.

After checking out for long time, one manual stood out almost immediately.

Indestructible Body Refinement Technique

Realm Support: Qi Condensation Realm → Foundation Establishment peak.

Primary Focus: Strengthening the flesh, muscles and bones.

Completion State (9th Layer): Practitioner’s body reaches durability equivalent to a Tier 2 High Grade Level Weapon. Ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators swords, spears, and talisman blades will not break the skin. Only peak Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator or 1st Stage Core Formation Realm cultivators attacks can cause meaningful injury.

Resource Demand: Extremely high. Requires continuous supply of high purity materials, Tier 2+ body tempering liquids and rare mineral essences.

Materials - Jade Iron Powder, Black Tortoise Scale fragments, ....

Notes: Progress stalls completely without sufficient materials.

Yu Liang read it once, then again to be sure.

Tier 2 High Grade Weapon defense at the Qi Condensation Realm. That meant most people at his level could swing their weapons at him all day and probably only end up dulling their blades.

It wasn’t true invincibility and it was nothing compared to what powerful Body Cultivators could achieve at higher levels. But for his current strength, it was more than enough.

Just imagine turning an ambush into an embarrassment for the attacker.

And the cost?

Insane.

But it didn’t require any additional comprehension, just pure resources dumping. And he was quite good at spending those.

He selected it without hesitation.

A thick manual appeared in his hand, pulled directly from the system space. Yu Liang flipped it open and the full text came into his view, dense paragraphs, circulation diagrams, breathing rhythms and lists of supplementary materials. He skimmed the first layer requirements and felt the familiar mix of anticipation and mild dread.

This wasn’t going to be comfortable.

Next he opened Arrays → Trapping array.

Search: Tier 5 trapping array.

A few dozen options appeared. He ignored anything with words like "Water," "Locking," or "Soul."

He wanted something related to density like gravity and after sometime he found it.

Suppression Array

Effect: Converts spiritual energy from spiritual stones into a gravitational field that continuously increases the pressure on targets within its range, making movement increasingly difficult.

Consumption: 700–900 mid-grade spirit stones per hour of active use (depends on the pressure, more spiritual stones if pressure is increased )

Yu Liang’s smirk returned, sharper this time.

This was even better. With the pressure from the array, it would be extremely useful for tempering his body and making it stronger.

He stood up and moved around the chamber, placing four fist sized obsidian plates at the points and returned to his place. Each one was carved with silver formation lines that glowed faintly when he all where placed at their position. After activating it, thin gray lines raced across the floor, connecting everything in square.

After placing the spiritual stones into the array, it immediately began releasing their spiritual energy and the pressure inside the cave increased. The air seemed to grow heavier as the spiritual energy gathered around him, pressing down on his body.

Yu Liang pulled a bottle from system inventory, It was a Tier 4 Mountain Breaking Body Pill, a clear and round pill. He uncorked it and ate all the three whole pills in one go.

A fiery sensation spread through his chest before slowly reaching his muscles and skin.

It felt like someone had poured molten metal just under the surface.

He began circulating according to the Indestructible Body Refinement Technique 1st Chapter.

The Qi spread through his body, pressing against his skin and muscles. With every breathing cycle, his body slowly became tougher.

It hurt at first. The pain was sharp and uncomfortable, but after some time, it turned into a dull ache that lingered throughout his body.

The array also drained stones at a frightening pace. One mid grade spiritual stone after another crumbled to powder in the formation, the pressure slammed on him without mercy.

But Yu Liang didn’t flinch.

At first, he had thought he could take things one step at a time and slowly become stronger.

But who knew how long he had before the war began? It could be years or it could be much sooner.

Whatever the case, he couldn’t afford to stay weak. He had to make himself stronger and the same went for the people around him.